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mirepoix en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mɪə(ɹ)ˈpwɑː/
• /mɪəɹəˈpwɑː/

Etymology

Borrowed from French mirepoix, named after Gaston de Lévis, duc de Mirepoix (1699–1757).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
   • Trim off superfluous fat, rub over the outside of the meat with salt and flour, and set it upon the mirepoix. 1910, American Cookery, volume 14:
   • Most European cultures use a patiently chopped, heated and stirred vegetable mixture, such as a mirepoix or soffritto, always including members of the onion family, and Pollan explores the chemistry of these, as well as their adaptive value. 2013 May 22, Paul Levy, “Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan – review”, in The Guardian:
   • Classic seasoning combinations include mirepoix, matignon, marinades, oignon piqué, and oignon brûlé. 2011, Modern Batch Cookery, The Culinary Institute of America, page 34:
   • The Mirepoix is from this moment complete. 1877, Eneas Sweetland Dallas, Kettner's Book of the Table:
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A mixture.
   • To this mirepoix of contradictory news, add another Pew survey from earlier this month, which found that 54 percent of respondents said they believe that Americans are seeking out more-healthy food than they did 20 years ago—even though they are eating less healthfully than they did in that same timeframe. 2016 December, Adam Chandler, “What If Consumers Just Want to Buy Junk Food?”, in The Atlantic:

Forms

Relateds

GGS · brunoise · Holy Trinity

Synonyms

soffritto

Translations (5)

de Mirepoix (combination of vegetables and herbs) · es bresa (combination of vegetables and herbs) · it soffritto (combination of vegetables and herbs) · pl włoszczyzna (combination of vegetables and herbs) · fr mirepoix (combination of vegetables and herbs)